NM Oryx

[FishN4Eyes]

Great oryx for on range, off range or Africa for that matter!

Congrats, you did exceedingly well.

 

[Hwalsh]

Congratulations that is awesome

 

[Birddog916]

very cool. Oryx are on my bucket list for sure!

 

[Nmhunter4]

My 16 year old daughters off range hunt starts today . I will be headed out on Wednesday and have Fridays off the rest of the month as we will be down there every weekend trying to find some Oryx . she does not care what size of oryx she just wants to have the opportunity to harvest one . we have gone down 2 weekends in a row and seen 1 Oryx off range . it's going to be a blast hopefully we can find some .it was awesome reading this thread

 

[Tom_Nguyen]

Congrats!
That one looks awesome, enjoy it!

 

[Uplander]

That’s a dream hunt for me. Great job!

 

[Doubleplay]

Congrats. Great trophy and good eating meat as well.

 

[JHB4]

Dumb question. What is on range vs off range? Possibly heading down to Fort Bliss in the spring and trying to do my homework.

 

[406LIFE]

Dumb question. What is on range vs off range? Possibly heading down to Fort Bliss in the spring and trying to do my homework.

On range means on White Sands Missile Range. Off range in NM requires a tag. In TX they don't require a special tag for oryx, juat the OTC hunting license.

There is a hunting club on FT Bliss, reach out to them for more.

 

[Brentc]

On range means on White Sands Missile Range. Off range in NM requires a tag. In TX they don't require a special tag for oryx, juat the OTC hunting license.

There is a hunting club on FT Bliss, reach out to them for more.

I'll just add that on range also includes unit 28 which is the McGregor training area. Anything in NM outside WSMR and McGregor are considered off range for oryx.

 

[bigsky2]

Dumb question. What is on range vs off range? Possibly heading down to Fort Bliss in the spring and trying to do my homework.

On range hunts only last a few days and off range hunts are for a month at a time.

 

[JHB4]

Awesome, thank you both.

 

[bigsky2]

He's on the wall.

 

[fulldraw]

Beautiful mount ! Great looking wall.

 

[Kaitum]

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He's on the wall.

Very nice! I like the wood work on the wall too.

 

[nmassey]

I like that pose for Oryx, really shows off the length!

 

[daniel2knever]

Hey @bigsky2, I really enjoyed your write-up, and what a beautiful Oryx you shot! My 13-year-old daughter drew the November youth off-range tag this year. We’ll be coming from California and should have four or five days to hunt.

You mentioned doing a lot of e-scouting and then realizing how big the country was once you got there. Was there anything you saw on the maps that actually helped once you were on the ground? Any certain kind of terrain or access you tried to focus on? I’m also curious how you got connected with the local New Mexico guys who helped you.

I’d really appreciate anything you’re willing to share. We’re hoping to make it a great hunt for her. I could use any help just getting pointed in the right direction and where to focus our time.

 

[bigsky2]

Hey @bigsky2, I really enjoyed your write-up, and what a beautiful Oryx you shot! My 13-year-old daughter drew the November youth off-range tag this year. We’ll be coming from California and should have four or five days to hunt.

You mentioned doing a lot of e-scouting and then realizing how big the country was once you got there. Was there anything you saw on the maps that actually helped once you were on the ground? Any certain kind of terrain or access you tried to focus on? I’m also curious how you got connected with the local New Mexico guys who helped you.

I’d really appreciate anything you’re willing to share. We’re hoping to make it a great hunt for her. I could use any help just getting pointed in the right direction and where to focus our time.

Most of it is flat country so try to get as much elevation to glass as possible. Sometimes that means hiking up on a little knob and sometimes that means standing and glassing off a fully extended tripod in the bed of the pickup.